Hi everyone
I'm brand new to this website and it looks chalk full of info which is awesome. My issue is that I've found this little robin, his siblings have been out of the nest for about 3 days, and this is the first day he's come out (presumably he fell.. cause he doesn't fly too well.

Overall he seems healthy, makes some chirping sounds and is awfully cute. But, his feet look funny, it looks like his middle "claw/toe" is too long, and kind of gibbled. And really just not proper. He's not standing up on them at all. He just sort of slides around on the floor of the garage.

I don't want to touch him, I'm afraid to scare him too much. I'm sure his momma is around, but I don't know if she'll be able to do much for his feet.

Any thoughts?

I've tried to post a pic but haven't been able to.. I'll try again in a bit.

I can't open facebook photos, so I can't tell if the feet are normal or not. Is it able to perch on anything? If not, there's likely not much you can do for it. Depending on where you live, it's likely illegal for you to keep a wild songbird. Your only option then would be a wildlife rehabilitator in your area.

If it can perch, it's probably just a normal fledgling. Typically, baby birds aren't able to fly well for a couple of days after they've left the nest. The parents look after them and feed them till they've strengthened their wings and learned to look for their own food. If it's a normal fledgling, your best option is to put it outside in a bush or somewhere protected where the parents can find it. Its calls will attract their attention.

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It is night time. (past my bed time for sure.. haha)
I put down a little towel for him to cuddle up in, and hopefully in the morning he'll be found by his mom.
The garage is open, and that's where the nest was, he's not too far from it, basically right below it, so i figure they'll find him okay.